IN-05 Democratic nominee?
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MAY 12, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleCombat medic (Indiana Army National Guard)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationIndiana
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BackgroundCombat medic (Indiana Army National Guard)
Notable personal detailsJackson Bailey Franklin is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Indiana’s 5th Congressional District in the 2026 election cycle. He has been described as a combat medic in the Indiana Army National Guard and a nationally registered paramedic, and he is based in Muncie, Indiana. His federal campaign committee is Franklin for Congress.
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Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports substantially higher taxes on the wealthy and corporations to fund expanded social programs, including a wealth tax on multi‑millionaires and billionaires, ending corporate loopholes and offshore tax havens, raising capital gains taxes, and restoring top marginal rates.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and views healthcare as a human right; calls for guaranteeing Medicare for every citizen and ending profiteering in the healthcare industry. Also supports full access to reproductive and pre/post-natal care and expanding mental health and dental services.
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Immigration & Border
Supports expansive immigration reform including abolishing ICE, reinstating and expanding DACA, protecting asylum access, ending large-scale deportation programs and reshaping immigration enforcement to be more humane. Advocates family reunification and dismantling detention centers.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports open access to safe, legal, affordable abortion, contraception, and family planning services and advocates passing federal legislation to codify reproductive healthcare and the right to an abortion into federal law. Opposes the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and supports funding for Planned Parenthood, Title X, and repeal of the Hyde Amendment.
Climate & Energy
Supports an aggressive Green New Deal–style agenda including transforming the energy system to 100% renewable energy, a just transition for fossil-fuel workers, rejoining the Paris Agreement, large international climate finance, and holding the fossil fuel industry accountable. Endorses major public investments in weatherization, public transit, conservation, and other clean-energy/job-creation measures.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports a package of gun safety measures including red flag laws, universal background checks and ending the gun-show loophole, prohibiting high-capacity magazines, and a buyback program to remove assault weapons from circulation.
News
Jackson Franklin is in the news because he is a candidate in Indiana’s primary elections. The latest coverage mainly notes that the state’s congressional primaries are being held under the existing district maps. No other specific developments about Franklin are reported in the provided summaries.
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 20262026
LatestCycle 2026
Source: FEC
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